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National Security Trump Victory Brings Uncertainty Abroad, The Wall Street Journal US election 2016 results: Five ways a Donald Trump presidency changes the world, BBC News Americans dislike the Islamic State more than Putin or Assad. Here’s how that shapes policy preferences., Brookings How the next administration will reshape DHS, Federal Times The Long and […]

Featured article: The Applications of Military Simulations in an Interagency Context by James Gilmore The use of simulation has been a long-standing tradition throughout military history. Planning every minute detail of an important operation is something that comes naturally and has subsequently been honed over the course of repeated use. Only recently has the Army’s […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House recently released guidance on countering violent extremism (CVE). DHS released its plan on October 31, while the White House released their guidance earlier in October. The two documents focus on CVE efforts inside the United States. The White House CVE plan replaces the previous CVE plan […]

National Security Homeland Security’s Revised Anti-Extremism Plan Draws Mixed Reviews, Government Executive After the Islamic State falls: America’s next president will face the war’s toughest decisions, Military Times FBI assessing possible al-Qaida threat on US election eve, Federal Times UMD Poll: US Voters Agree Crushing ISIS Is No. 1 National Security Priority, Defense News Top […]

National Security Pentagon Could Focus on Services, Software for War on Sustainment, Defense News Homeland Security’s Revised Anti-Extremism Plan Draws Mixed Reviews, Government Executive Tom Ridge Discusses DHS and Terrorism at Homeland Security Week, In Homeland Security Pentagon to request $6B more war funding, The Hill The News We’re Missing Because of the U.S. Presidential […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) have joined forces to investigate phone scammers posing as IRS officials. The interagency investigation resulted in indictment of 61 individuals in late October. Timothy Camus, TIGTA deputy inspector general for investigations, said that TIGTA began collaborating […]

National Security War & tweets (Part II), Foreign Policy NSA data may have been dumped in second leak, Washington Examiner N.S.A. Appears to Have Missed “Big Red Flags” in Suspect’s Behavior, The New York Times The next president’s trade agenda: Will a new focus on enforcement strengthen or undermine global trade?, Brookings Why Iran supported […]

Featured article: The Unjustness of the Current Incantation of Jus Post Bellum by Dan G. Cox Jus post bellum was originally conceived as an extension of modern just war theory. Specifically, it was aimed at examining the justness and morality of actions during war, jus in bello, in relationship to negotiations for peace in the […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working on an updated version of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP). The current NCIRP has not been updated for six years. The NCIRP provides a plan for the government’s response to major cyberattacks and is “a nationwide approach to cyber incidents, to talk about the important role […]

National Security Carter to Implement 3 Recommendations from Defense Innovation Board, DoD News Although it’s never had to deploy, DoD’s CBRN task force is national ‘insurance policy’, Federal News Radio DHS secretary: Border programs improving but more funding needed, Federal Times Man accused of stealing top secret material to remain jailed, Associated Press Warning Orders: […]